Argentina: countering terrorism in the aftermath of the 1992 and 1994 bomb attacks in Buenos Aires

Abstract

Describes Argentina as an ideal target for fundamentalist terrorism, since its local gangs give terrorists logistical advantages, while it has a large Jewish population. Outlines how the MERCOSUR democracies have attempted to deal with terrorism by establishing the Reciprocal Cooperation and Coordination General Plan for the Regional Security and an information exchange forum called the Security Information Exchange of the MERCOSUR (SIESM), and harmonisation of the countries’ legal frameworks has begun with the creation of the South American Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (GAFISUD). Moves on to the domestic framework, including the Cover Up and Laundering of Criminally‐Derived Property Law 2001.

Citation

Barbaccia, J.C. (2003), "Argentina: countering terrorism in the aftermath of the 1992 and 1994 bomb attacks in Buenos Aires", Journal of Money Laundering Control, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/13685200410809805